| VERB | possession | embalm | preserve a dead body |
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| Sounds | ehmbaa'm | |
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| Rhymes | aplomb ... wigwam: 29 rhymes with aam... | |
| Meaning | preserve a dead body. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Narrower | mummify | Remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it |
| Broader | conserve, preserve, maintain, keep up | Keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction |
| Spanish | embalsamar | |
| Catalan | embalsamar | |
| Nouns | embalmer | a mortician who treats corpses with preservatives |
| embalmment | preservation (of a dead body) by treating with balsams / balsams and drugs and other chemicals | |
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